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Vinciguerria brevis

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Vinciguerria brevis was named by Nolf and Brzobohaty (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saubriges Paleocanyon, Burdigalian, which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Vinciguerria brevis Nolf and Brzobohaty p. 278 figs. Plate 4, Fig. 16-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyPhosichthyidae
genusVinciguerriaJordan and Evermann 1895
speciesbrevis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Vinciguerria brevis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Vinciguerria brevis (type locality: 219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Vinciguerria brevis (219197)